Old Blue said:

“I think that Georgia needs to tiptoe a bit right now, even though they are still smarting from the hard slaps to the face and buttocks. Russia would love to have the legitimate pretext to finish the job and eventually swallow Georgia whole. …. We, and the Georgians, should tread lightly and avoid giving the Russians the pretext. … Stirring them further while they have a head of steam up and no back-pressure from their own public is a very dangerous position to be in for both Georgia and for NATO.”

I agree with Old Blue. It is in our interests for what’s left of Georgia to survive as an independent nation. I suspect that Putin has made the calculation that completely conquering Georgia represents greater cost than benefit.